Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to feet is 0.32808398950131, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.32808398950131 feet:

1 dm = 0.32808398950131 ft

To convert 15.5 decimeters into feet we have to multiply 15.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 0.32808398950131 ft

15.5 dm → L_(ft)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in feet:

L_(ft) = 15.5 dm × 0.32808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 5.0853018372703 ft

The final result is:

15.5 dm → 5.0853018372703 ft

We conclude that 15.5 decimeters is equivalent to 5.0853018372703 feet:

15.5 decimeters = 5.0853018372703 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 0.19664516129032 × 15.5 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 15.5 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.19664516129032 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifteen point five decimeters is approximately five point zero eight five feet:

15.5 dm ≅ 5.085 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately zero point one nine seven times fifteen point five decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to feet chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from decimeters to feet